German research center for aerospace and power engineering
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German Aerospace Center
Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt e.V.
Agency overview
Abbreviation
DLR
Formed
1969; 55 years ago (1969)
Type
Space agency
Headquarters
Cologne (Köln), Germany
Administrator
Anke Kaysser-Pyzalla
Employees
10,327[1]
Annual budget
€1.348 billion (2021)[2]
Website
www.dlr.de
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An aerial view of DLR's headquarters at Lind, Cologne in 2010
The German Aerospace Center (German: Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt e.V., abbreviated DLR, literally German Center for Air- and Space-flight) is the national center for aerospace, energy and transportation research of Germany, founded in 1969. It is headquartered in Cologne with 35 locations throughout Germany. The DLR is engaged in a wide range of research and development projects in national and international partnerships.[2]
The DLR acts as the German space agency and is responsible for planning and implementing the German space programme on behalf of the German federal government. As a project management agency, DLR coordinates and answers the technical and organisational implementation of projects funded by a number of German federal ministries. As of 2020, the German Aerospace Center had a national budget of €1.348 billion.[2]
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€1.348 billion (2021)[2]